How about the Czech air force? Didn’t they receive some Mi-35s as payment for unpaid debts from Russia? The Czechs would keep them in good condition as well, I’d say.

In the recent Czech MOD white book is recommended to phase out/sold all attack Mi-24V/35 helicopters as soon as possible. Blaming them for low balistic protection, obsolete avionics, zero interoperability with NATO systems, not fitting into country defense planning strategies and already starded to bid some old ones. Slovaks grounded the rest of the Mi-24 fleet in november 2011 and looking for buyers as well. Anyway, would be nice to see them flying again somewhere in Africa or else. 🙂

http://zpravy.idnes.cz/armadu-ceka-jedenact-klicovych-zmen-aby-prezila-prectete-si-je-p6k-/domaci.aspx?c=A110420_141500_domaci_jw
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/164905-armada-chce-prodat-sedm-vrtulniku-mi-24/
http://www.armadninoviny.cz/nechtene-bojove-vrtulniky-mi-2435.html

New paintjob, sure, but I don’t know if that’s a new aircraft. It looks old.

well, new paint job, but look at the b/n 41, already starts to disappear:) . Not wise to stick self-adhesive vinyl to matt finish anyway.

btw. overhauled hippo

Otherwise it gets very confusing and makes people thing there is a new variant…..

End of rant….

Ken

Agree, was also wondering what they are talking about. Appealing to the youth here, please pay attention to the correct designation, bcs some of us are getting old, weak, bald, grey, and intellectually challenged.:D 😀

Oh you know the plane I’m talking about was one of the two alert Fulcrums, so it aws the real weapon load out 😉

Interesting, but sad there is not a photo backing that up, but I believe you. There were various upgrades of the 9.13 weapon system throughout the service life in the VVS, so in the end they could have been capable to fire missile combos, something once known with the Mig-23 as well(R-23R+R-23T). Is it possible to post a better detailed photo below in order to read that stenciled text underlined with red? thanks

All this pictures was taken after 2000, but this one was taken before 1994

http://i62.servimg.com/u/f62/13/82/11/29/untitl10.jpg

martinez, it was a combo R-27T and R-27R in the other side with two R60M for dogfight, the idea was to launch both R-27 on the same target to have more hit chances

Hello FULCRUM, any chance you post a picture of this izd. 9.13 with visible both missiles under wings, the R-27T & R-27R combo is something unbelievable for those knowing the baseline 9.12A only…;)

thanks in advance

Grey Su-25SM

http://russianplanes.net/ID71438

Now, what is Airwolf saying about MiG-29M 747 in the comments ?:eek:Google translate doesn’t make any sense!

All I find dumb on this camo is using a tape to create the hard-edge between grey and baby blue color, especially in the middle of wing leading edge. The worst place, prone to paint peeling. Anyway, the Su-25 camo would look better if the line between colors was painted freehand, with some diffusion.

Su-34 doesnt use L-175 unless you have some really good proof of that. It uses L-265.

could be that I misread, this was stenciled near the dielectric cap at the tail sting end. I think there is written Antennas of Izd. L-175…???

Thanks Martinez. Does the 34 use braking chutes then?

yes, yes.:)